Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 66.5% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Canada
Groceries: pay 55.9% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Canada
Housing: pay 65.9% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 51.4% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Canada
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Canada

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$17.02 CA$24.10	+663.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$10.30 CA$14.58	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$2.01 CA$2.84	+154.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$1.64 CA$2.32	+253.5%
Average			+291.2%

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

	Laos	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.51 CA$3.56	+120.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$5.21 CA$7.37	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$8.08 CA$11.44	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.50 CA$4.95	+87.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$5.39 CA$7.62	+91.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.80 CA$2.54	+113.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.63 CA$0.90	+22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.65 CA$2.34	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.77 CA$2.50	+154.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.15 CA$1.63	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.08 CA$1.53	+122.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Laos	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$4.47 CA$6.33	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$65.05 CA$92.09	+22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$15.38 CA$21.77	+68.4%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 65.9% more for housing

	Laos	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$57.08 CA$80.80	+500.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$109.92 CA$155.62	+67.1%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 51.4% more for childcare

	Laos	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	+40.9%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$5.10 CA$7.22	+285.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$3.67 CA$5.19	+121.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$13.41 CA$18.98	+652.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$42.22 CA$59.77	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$11.12 CA$15.74	+235.1%
Average			+128.6%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Laos	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$53.28 CA$75.43	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$40.15 CA$56.84	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$86.30 CA$122.18	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$99.70 CA$141.15	+116.7%
Average			+19.5%

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